Lincoln movie

I saw this movie last weekend and surprisingly liked it, even though it was pretty slow at the beginning. I was expecting some epic Civil War battle, but it concentrates mostly on how the 13th amendment was passed. I didn't even know that there was so much drama and political scheming involved in getting it passed...makes me respect Lincoln as a president so much more. It also made me proud to be American, knowing that the country is founded by people with such foresight and ideals.